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REST OF TODAY…CLOUDY WITH A 50 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE JAMESTOWN AREA, A 70 PERCENT CHANCE IN THE VALLEY CITY AREA.
HIGHS IN THE MID 60S. NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH.
.TONIGHT…MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 30 CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN
THE EVENING…THEN PARTLY CLOUDY AFTER MIDNIGHT. LOWS IN THE
LOWER 50S. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH.
.TUESDAY…MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S. NORTHWEST WINDS
5 TO 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH IN THE AFTERNOON.
.TUESDAY NIGHT…PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. NORTHEAST
WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
.WEDNESDAY…MOSTLY SUNNY. A 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS
AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S.
SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT…MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE MID 50S.
.THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT…PARTLY CLOUDY. A 40 PERCENT CHANCE
OF RAIN SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S. LOWS IN
THE LOWER 50S.
.FRIDAY…PARTLY SUNNY WITH A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS
AND THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S.
.FRIDAY NIGHT…MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS AROUND 50.
.SATURDAY…MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S.
.SATURDAY NIGHT…DECREASING CLOUDS. A 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S.
.SUNDAY…MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS AROUND 70.
STRONG TO POSSIBLY SEVERE STORMS OVER CENTRAL NORTH
DAKOTA WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.
ANY THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY ON THURSDAY WILL LIKELY BE LIMITED TO CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA IF CURRENT TRENDS HOLD.
PRECIPITATION FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND AGAIN SATURDAY INTO SUNDAY ACROSS MAINLY THE SOUTHERN HALF OF THE FORECAST AREA…
Jamestown (CSi) A strong weather system that included funnel cloud sightings in Stutsman County early Sunday evening led to at least three tornado warnings.
The funnel cloud was first reported in the Eldridge area, that reportedly touched down, (see photo) in the 7-p.m. hour, and slowly moved at 8 mph east toward Jamestown. The Tornado Sirens sounded in Jamestown, and the CSi Cable interrupt system was activated by the National Weather Service, and the Law Enforcement Center in Jamestown, along with CodeRED phone alert system, alerting residents to take cover. During the same time period, areas in the county, including north central Stutsman County (and southern Foster County) and central, and southeast Stutsman and northern LaMoure Counties were under tornado warnings, the last expiring at 8:30-p.m.
During the warnings, the public reported a funnel cloud forming over southwest Jamestown and moving to the southeast. That was not officially confirmed.
The Stutsman County Sheriff’s Office confirmed a tornado touchdown northwest of Jamestown. Tornado warnings were issued for Buchanan, Montpelier
No initial reports of damage, however the warnings were followed by heavy rain in thunderstorms that officially dropped 1.15 inches of rain between 8:30 and 9-p.m., before moving off to the east.
The national Weather Service issued a Flood Advisory until 2:30-a.m., Monday, that was cancelled late Sunday night. A Flood Watch was cancelled for Monday. Unsettled weather, with rain is in the forecast for Monday.
Official news release from Stutsman County Emergency Manager, Jerry Bergquist…
The forecasted potential for rain turned more severe Sunday evening as a line of thunderstorms traveling through the County intensified. At 7:03 p.m., the Law Enforcement Center received multiple reports of a tornado on the ground approximately 12 miles west northwest of Jamestown. A Stutsman County Sheriff’s Deputy, who was in the vicinity, verified the tornado on the ground traveling in the direction of Jamestown. At the time of the tornado, there were no active warnings issued by the National Weather Service other than an areal flood watch issued earlier in the day.
At the recommendation of the Deputy, sirens for the City of Jamestown were activated at 7:09 p.m. without an official tornado warning being issued by the National Weather Service. The tornado occurred in an open field with early reports indicating no specific damages as a result. The National Weather Service was notified of the tornado.
Shortly following that event, the National Weather Service issued a series of four official tornado warnings based on Doppler radar indications of storm rotation. The first warning occurred at 7:15 p.m. for northern Stutsman and southern Foster Counties. No additional tornadoes were reported.
The second tornado warning occurred at 7:30 p.m. for the Jamestown area. Sirens for the City of Jamestown were activated for the second time. Sirens for the City of Buchanan were also activated. No additional tornadoes were reported.
The third tornado warning occurred at 7:43 p.m. for southeastern Stutsman County, which included the Montpelier area, and a portion of northern LaMoure County. No additional tornadoes were reported.
The fourth tornado warning occurred at 7:59 p.m. again for the Jamestown area. Sirens in the City of Jamestown were activated for a third time with no additional tornadoes reported. However, street flooding in Jamestown was reported. The railroad viaduct was flooded and was temporarily closed. Jamestown Airport measured 1.15 inches of rain that fell in about 30 minutes. No hail reports were received.
Jamestown (CSi) Authorities were called Friday morning about 9:30 to the 4th Avenue viaduct, when a storage shed being moved on a trailer became wedged under the structure.
The driver of the vehicle towing the trailer/storage shed, backed up to free the unit and was leaving when the police patrol arrived, and cited the driver for care required.
The storage shed was extensively damaged but no damaged reported to the viaduct structure.
(CSi) Law enforcement patrols are being stepped up on rural, city and state roads beginning June 1, 2014.
Their efforts stem from cracking down on impaired driving.
The Jamestown, Southeast Regional DUI Task Force, will be participating.
During the last DUI Enforcement in March this year, a total of 166 total citations and arrests were made.
The Southeast Jamestown Regional DUI Task Force includes the North Dakota Highway Patrol, Carrington, Jamestown, Valley City and Oakes police departments, along with the Foster County, Griggs County, Stutsman County, McIntosh County, Barnes County and LaMoure County sheriff’s offices.
Los Angeles (CSi) “Fargo” the t.v show is in the running for the Critics’ Choice Television Awards, category of Best Miniseries, tying with four other shows or movies for the most nominations this year.
The nominations were announced Wednesday by the Broadcast Television Journalists Association.
Along with “Fargo,” nominated for Best Miniseries were: “American Horror Story: Coven,” “Bonnie & Clyde,” “Dancing on the Edge,” “The Hollow Crown” and “Luther.”
The 10-episode FX series, inspired by the Coen brothers’ 1996 black comedy film, also received four acting nominations, including: Billy Bob Thornton and Martin Freeman for best actor in a movie or miniseries, Colin Hanks for best supporting actor in a movie or miniseries, and Allison Tolman for best supporting actress in a movie or miniseries
“Fargo,” is seen on Tuesday evening’s at 9-p.m., on CSi 40-FX.
The awards show will be live on June 19, 2014, on CW, CSi Cable 37.
MINOT, N.D. (AP) – Police in Minot say a 30-year-old woman is facing various charges including assault after hitting a police officer in the face. The Minot woman is custody on charges of driving under suspension, resisting arrest and assault on a police officer. Authorities say the altercation began around 8:20 p.m. Saturday when the woman was pulled over for not having a front license plate on her car. She’s currently being held at the Ward County Jail.
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – A Bismarck woman says she sent nearly $9,000 to a company she thought was giving her a job.
Police Sgt. Mark Buschena says the 50-year-old woman on Thursday reported she had posted her resume online and had been contacted about a job by “First National Transportation Network.” She was asked to purchase four computers, for almost $6,000, and ship them to Kiev, Ukraine. Buschena says the woman was told she would be reimbursed, but she never received any money.
The woman says she also spent $3,000 on “training” from the company.
Buschena says “anytime someone is asking you to spend your own money up front and ship items to another country, it should raise all sorts of red flags.”
GRAND FORKS, N.D. (AP) – The state Board of Higher Education has approved a new program for the University of North Dakota.
The UND School of Entrepreneurship is meant to help students gain hands-on experience with innovation and outreach. The program will be effective this fall.
School officials say about 900 students were enrolled in at least one class in the entrepreneurship department during the last school year. More than 400 of those were enrolled in at least two classes.
Only a handful of colleges in the country have similar programs.
GRAND FORKS, N.D. (AP) – A North Dakota company plans to market a treatment for a highly contagious viral disease that can be life-threatening for dogs.
Grand Forks-based Avianax (ay-vee-AWN’-ihks) is testing its cure for the canine parvovirus in seven states around the country. Results have shown a 90 percent rate among nearly 50 puppies that have been treated.
Some puppies die from the virus and others are euthanized because the medicine needed to treat it can be too expensive and take too long.
Avianax officials hope to start selling the parvoONE antibody-based treatment for $75 a dose by next spring.
The antibody was discovered about 10 years ago when researchers from the University of North Dakota partnered with a South Dakota farm to find a treatment for West Nile virus in geese.
MEDORA, N.D. (AP) – Friday is opening night for the 50th season of the Medora Musical.
The Medora Musical is an outdoor musical variety show held each summer in the Burning Hills Amphitheatre in the western North Dakota Badlands.
The musical is a look back frontier days of the region and includes references to Theodore Roosevelt, who ranched in the area. The musical is made up of singers and dancers from all around the country.
The show will be held nightly through Sept. 6.
Theodore Roosevelt Medora Foundation President Randy Hatzenbuhler says the goal to attract more than 100,000 guests to the musical this season.
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – North Dakota oil companies must submit a gas capturing plan with drilling permit.
The new rules went into effect this month.
The state Industrial Commission, which regulates North Dakota’s oil and gas industry, unanimously endorsed the proposal in March in an attempt to cut down the amount of natural gas that is burned off and wasted as a byproduct of oil production.
North Dakota drillers currently burn off, or flare, more than 30 percent of the valuable gas. That compares to the national average of less than 1 percent.
A group representing hundreds of companies working in North Dakota’s oil patch say the industry expects to be capturing 85 percent of the gas by 2016, and 90 percent within six years.
WATFORD CITY, N.D. (AP) – Voters in Watford City are being asked to increase the city’s sales tax.
The new revenue would be used to fund a new $57 million events center and other projects in the booming oil patch town.
Voters on June 10 will be asked to permanently extend an existing 1-cent sales tax and add another half cent at the same time.
Mayor Brent Sanford says the new rate would generate about $6 million each year.
The events center would be financed with the sales tax revenue and loans leveraged with the city’s share of oil tax revenue.
Other projects the city is considering are a new hospital, airport improvements and affordable housing.
RICHARDTON, N.D. (AP) – The Richardton Health Center in southwestern North Dakota is breaking ground on a new nursing home and clinic.
The new center will include a 19,000-square-foot, 24-bed skilled nursing home and a 3,000-square-foot clinic with three exam rooms and one procedure room.
All rooms in the nursing home will be private with larger common areas. There will be a central location for services between the nursing home and clinic.
USDA Rural Development provided a $5.5 million loan to help with the project, which is estimated to cost $6.2 million.
The groundbreaking ceremony is set for this morning.
In sports…
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – Time is running out for deer hunters in North Dakota to apply for licenses for the 2014 gun season.
The state Game and Fish Department says Wednesday is the deadline. It applies to muzzleloader, regular gun, gratis and nonresident landowner, and youth antlered mule deer applications. The deadline for regular statewide youth deer licenses is Sept. 1.
Hunters are encouraged to apply online at the Game and Fish website, www.gf.nd.gov . A new state law requires residents age 18 and older to prove residency on the application by submitting a valid North Dakota driver’s license number or a North Dakota photo identification number.
Game and Fish is making 48,000 licenses available to hunters this fall, 11,500 fewer than last year.
AA…
Fargo-Moorhead 2, Sioux City 1
MLB…
INTERLEAGUE
Final Cleveland 6 Colorado 4
Final Texas 2 Washington 0
Final Chi White Sox 4 San Diego 1
AMERICAN LEAGUE
NEW YORK (AP) – Phil Hughes pitched eight poised innings in his return to New York and wound up a winner when the Minnesota Twins rallied past the Yankees 7-2 yesterday. Hughes held his former team to three hits. He retired his final 15 batters during his sixth straight win.
Final Toronto 4 Kansas City 0
Final Boston 4 Tampa Bay 0
Final Baltimore 9 Houston 4
Final Oakland 6 L.A. Angels 3
Final Seattle 4 Detroit 0
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Final Atlanta 4 Miami 2
Final N-Y Mets 4 Philadelphia 3, 11 Innings
Final Milwaukee 9 Chi Cubs 0
Final San Francisco 8 St. Louis 0
Final Cincinnati 4 Arizona 3
Final Pittsburgh 5 L.A. Dodgers 3
NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE PLAYOFFS
CHICAGO (AP) – It will be the Los Angeles Kings hosting the New York Rangers in Game 1 of the Stanley Cup finals Wednesday. Marian Gaborik (GAB’-uh-rihk) scored late in regulation before Alec Martinez beat Corey Crawford at 5:47 of overtime to give the Kings a 5-4 win at Chicago in Game 7 of the Western Conference finals. Jonathan Quick stopped 37 shots for the Kings, who trailed three times in the clincher after blowing a three-games-to-one lead in the series.
WNBA BASKETBALL
SAN ANTONIO (AP) – The Minnesota Lynx remained unbeaten by holding off the San Antonio Stars 87-79 yesterday. Maya Moore had 18 points to help Minnesota sweep the home-and-home series with San Antonio. Jia Perkins scored 16 points as the Stars suffered their first home loss.
Final Connecticut 85 Atlanta 76
Final 3OT Washington 92 Los Angeles 84
Final Seattle 62 Tulsa 60
NBA…
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) – Timberwolves president of basketball operations Flip Saunders says he expects Kevin Love will be playing in Minnesota next season. Saunders spoke a day after pictures surfaced of Love spending time in Boston. The images touched off speculation that he was scouting out the town in case he was traded there this summer.
NASCAR…
DOVER, Del. (AP) – Jimmie Johnson earned his second victory in as many weeks by taking the checkered flag in the FedEx 400 at Dover International Speedway. Johnson led 272 of 400 laps and earned his ninth win at Dover by holding off pole-sitter Brad Keselowski. Matt Kenseth finished third, followed by Clint Bowyer (BOY’-ur) and Denny Hamlin.
INDYCAR
DETROIT (AP) – Helio Castroneves (EHL’-ee-oh cas-troh-NEHV’-us) easily won the second Detroit Grand Prix race of the weekend, finishing almost 1.7 seconds ahead of Penske Racing teammate Will Power. It was Power who won the first race on Saturday.
Castroneves’ lead was so large that when he made his final pit stop on Lap 49 he still was ahead when he got back on the track.
PGA-MEMORIAL
DUBLIN, Ohio (AP) – Hideki Matsuyama (hih-DEK’-ee math-soo-YAH’-mah) earned his first PGA victory by taking the Memorial in a one-hole playoff with Kevin Na. Matsuyama closed with a 3-under 69 that left him at 13-under through regulation. Na forced a playoff with an 8-under 64 before he bogeyed the lone playoff hole.
CHAMPIONS TOUR-PRINCIPAL CHARITY
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) – Tom Pernice (pur-NEES’) Jr. birdied the second playoff hole to beat Doug Garwood in the Champions Tour’s Principal Charity Classic.
Pernice closed with a 3-under 69 to match Garwood at 12-under 204 at Wakonda Club in Des Moines. Garwood birdied the final two holes of regulation for a 71 before Pernice claimed his third Champions Tour victory.
TENNIS…FRENCH OPEN…
PARIS (AP) – Andrea Petkovic overcame an inconsistent serve and unseeded Kiki Bertens to reach the quarterfinals of the French Open with a 1-6, 6-2, 7-5 victory Monday.
The 28th-seeded German was broken three times in the first set, once in the second and three more times in the third. But she was able to earn seven breaks of her own – all in the final two sets – to advance to the quarterfinals at Roland Garros for the second time in her career.
Bertens, a Dutchwoman ranked No. 148, had been bidding to become the lowest ranked woman to reach the French Open quarterfinals since the field at the clay-court major was expanded to 128 players in 1983.
SOCCER-US/TURKEY
HARRISON, N.J. (AP) – Goals by Fabian Johnson and Clint Dempsey led the United States over Turkey 2-1, the Americans’ second straight win in their World Cup sendoff series.
Johnson scored in the 26th minute after failing to produce a goal in his 20 previous national team games.
In world and national news…
WASHINGTON (AP) – The first national limits on carbon dioxide, seen as a major contributor to global warming, could be final by next year. The Environmental Protection Agency is rolling out a plan today to cut carbon dioxide emissions from power plants by 30 percent by 2030. It’s hoped one result will be to prod other countries to act when negotiations on a new international treaty resume next year.
LISBON, Portugal (AP) – The case of a British tot who disappeared seven years ago from a resort in Portugal is being revived today. Police investigating the disappearance of Madeleine McCann have cordoned off an area of scrubland near the resort. Investigators are expected to conduct a forensic examination of the area in coming days. Officials aren’t making any comments on the development.
BAGHDAD (AP) – Attacks across Iraq today have once again taken a deadly toll. At least 15 people are dead and dozens wounded. Authorities say a parked car bomb killed six civilians in Najaf (NA’-jaf), south of Baghdad. Five people, including three policemen, were killed by a suicide car bomber in a town just north of the capital. And attacks on busy commercial areas in the city of Nasiriyah (nah-sih-REE’-uh) and two smaller towns killed four.
TRENTON, N.J. (AP) – Two new ways of treating seasonal allergies are now within reach of consumers. A daily pill for grass pollen and another for ragweed act much the same way as allergy shots, desensitizing sufferers to the offending pollens. They each have to be started a few months ahead of time. The pills from Merck are likely to appeal to patients with severe allergies who fear needles or can’t make frequent trips to the allergist for shots.
LOS ANGELES (AP) – Singer Chris Brown is a free man today. Authorities say he was released from a Los Angeles County jail early this morning. Brown had been in custody since mid-March, when he was arrested after being expelled from a court-ordered rehab sentence for violating its rules.
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